Uniden DSS8900 Series, DSS8905 manual Accessing Your Answering System, Screening Calls

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Accessing Your Answering System

If your base has an answering system, you can use your handset to get your messages and change your answering system setup.

The answering system plays your new messages (that you have not listened to yet) first. If you have no new messages, the system plays your old messages.

You have the following options:

 

Press [

/mute]. The system announces the number of

Playing

new and old messages, then plays the first new message

new

followed by the day and time it was received. Then the

messages

system plays the new messages in the order they were

 

received.

 

 

 

 

 

Repeating

Press [1/

] once to go to the beginning of the current

message.

 

 

a message

Press [1/ ] repeatedly to go back to a previous message.

Skipping a

Press [3/

] to go to the beginning of the next message.

message

 

 

 

Deleting a

While a message is playing, press [4/

].

message

The message is permanently deleted.

Playing old After you listen to your new messages, press [/mute] messages again to play your old messages.

Exiting the

Press [5/ ] to stop the message playback.

message

Press [

 

] to exit the system and return to standby,

 

 

review

or press [2/ ] to restart the message playback.

Screening Calls

If your base has an answering system, you can listen to callers as they leave a message. Press [/mute] when the system is answering to listen to the caller without answering the phone.

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DSS8905 Terminology Used in this Manual WelcomeChecking the Package Contents Compatible Bases Installing the Accessory HandsetInstalling the Belt Clip Installing the BatteryCharge LED Charging the Accessory HandsetTo register to a DSS8900 series base Installing the Optional Headset Registering the HandsetResetting the Handset Without the Base Resetting the HandsetParts of the Handset Using the InterfaceReading the Display Entering Text from Your Handset Using the Four-way Function KeyUsing the Handset Menus Number of times key is pressed Making and Receiving Calls Using Your Accessory HandsetAdjusting the Volume Using Call Waiting Using Caller ID and Call WaitingUsing the Phonebook Adjusting the Audio Tone Privacy ModeRedialing a Number Muting the Ringer One Call OnlyPut a call on hold Using Hold, Conference, Transfer and IntercomScreening Calls Accessing Your Answering SystemMaintenance Accessing VoicemailBattery Life Low Battery AlertClean the Battery Contacts Battery Replacement and HandlingMemo Memo Memo DSS8905 One Year Limited Warranty
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